Fountain applicator device having automatically controlled nozzles



TOOP FOUNTAIN APPLICATOR DEVICE HAVING AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED NOZZLESFiled Feb. 7, 1948 If 25 30M IN V EN TOR F REDER/UK Tau/= 5 BY PatentedAug. 25, 1952:

FOUNTAIN APPLICATOR DEVICE HAVING AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLED NOZZLESFrederick Toop, New York, N. Y., assignor of twenty-five per cent toDorothy Toop, New York, N. Y., twenty-five per cent to Anthony Freitasand twenty-five per cent to Rose Freitas, both of Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application February 7, 1948, Serial No. 6,863

8 Claims.

My invention relates to a new and improved device for washing andcleaning all transportation vehicles as used on land, sea or in the air,such as automobiles, trucks, busses, railway coaches, ships decks andany other surfaces that generally require washing and cleaning.

This washing and cleaning device of my invention comprises a handoperated washing and cleaning applicator, the function of which is toprovide means that will wash, clean and dry surfaces effectively and inwhich the applicator automatically reverses the flow through openings oneach side of a bar, through which the fluid is forced under pressure ina sheet-like flow in front of the applicator cleaners by spaceddeflectors secured on the bar interposed in the slotted opening of thetube member.

The main object of my invention is to provide a washing and cleaningdevice that will automatically and selectively apply a controlled sheetof liquid, such as a cleaning solution or clear water to any degree oftemperature from cold to hot, to which extra force may be added by theinjection of compressed air, through the same channel. This sheet ofliquid can be of predetermined length, and may be used singly andselectively, as a cleansing liquid, or with clear water of requiredtemperature, or with compressed air, or as a combination either whole orin part of above, or in any case, the selected liquid with or withoutair is all passed through the applicator channel of the hand operatedwashing and cleaning device.

Other objects of my invention and a full and complete explanation of theconstruction of the above named applicator with its function andoperation is herein outlined in the description of the followingspecification, accompanied by the annexed drawings.

Fig. 1 shows a side elevational view of the applicator device, which isconnected to a source of liquid supply by a hose.

Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, showingthe flow of cleansing liquid in front of the wipers when applicator isoperated to the left.

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the applicator operated in the reverseddirection, in which the flow of cleansing liquid is automatically forcedby deflectors in front of the cleaners.

Fig. 4 shows in perspective the assembly of the cleaning applicator,connectable by any length of flexible hose as may be required.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral I5 indicates a handle, into whicha slotted tube 16 is inserted. The slotted section 21 of the tube is ofsuitable width and length, and is located on the under side of the tube.The un-slotted portion [8 of the tube is secured into handle I5. Theinside of said handle forms a bearing, and the opposite un-slotted endIQ of the slotted tube 5 is provided with a cap 20 also forming abearing.

A bar 25 attached to a fabric holding frame 26 extends beyond the lengthof the frame to a point that rests on bearings at each end of the slotin tube 16.

This bar 25 thus located, is in alignment with the outer surface of theslotted tube 16 and the width of the bar is slightly less than the widthof the slotted opening 21 in the tube, this provides a narrow slit oropening 28 between the bar and the edge of the slot 21 along the fulllength of the bar for the flow of liquid therethrough, note Figs. 1, 2and 3.

Means are provided to insure that the fluid shall be forcibly ejectedevenly along the entire length of the slot 27 and of the fabric frame.To obtain this objective, deflector members 30 and 3| are suitablyplaced along the top of the bar 25 and are pointed towards the inflow ofthe fluid. The first deflector member 30 is located close to the handleoutlet end. Each deflector 30 and 3| comprises a pair of angularlydisposed flns or wings 30a and cm respectively which meet at a point asbest seen in perspective in Fig. l, and which are designed to divert theflow of fluid evenly on either side along the slit or opening 28 causedby the oscillating movement of the applicator bar 25.

The fabric holding frame 26 attached along the underside of the bar 25contains suitable material 260 for washing and cleaning, which contactsthe surfaces to be washed, and when moved to right or left, the materialdrags on the surfaces and tips the fabric holder forward in thedirection the applicator device is moved. This intermittentreciprocating and tipping action provides the alternating slittedopenings to allow a stream or sheet of Water or cleaning fluid, to beejected along the full length of the fabric frame directly in front ofand in the direction the device is being moved, the water or cleaningfluid removes loose dust and prevents scratching polished surfaces.

At the same time the reciprocating and tipping action causes the top ofthe fabric holding frame 26 at the side opposite the direction ofmovement to contact the edge of the tube slotted opening 21 and thusclose the slit opening and force the The cleansing solution flows underpressure p from a suitable source through the hose H and to the handle15, whereat I may use a bayonet locking means as at 92 to secure thehose H to the end portion of the handle It. The extended end 93 of theslotted tube is is secured to the handle by a pin 94 or any otherdesired securing means.

In the applicator device AD as shown in Figs.

1, 2, 3 and i, the fabric holding frame 26 is provided with spaced boltsor screws 26a that bind securely the cleaning material 26c between thewalls of the frame 25. The material may extend beyond the frame at eachend as shown in Fig. l. The cleaning material 260 may be of any materialsuitable for the cleaning and wiping operation herein described, suchas, for example, textile fabrics, and may be removably secured in thesame frame 26, by removing the bolts or screws 25a. However, I may adoptother clamping or securing means for the cleaning material, if sodesired.

In Figs. 2 and 3 the reversible operation of the flow of the cleaningfluid or water is shown clearly, in which the cleaning material frame 26rocks or tilts left or right depending on the movement given to thehandle i5 and its co-acting slotted tube member H5. The slit openingsprovided on each side of the bar 25 during this movement will allow thecleaning fluid or water to flow intermittently through each slitalternatingly in a sheet-like manner by the aid of the deflectors 30 and3! positioned on top of the bar 25. However, I may adopt other means tocontrol the flow of the cleaning fluid or water for the cleaningoperation of the applicator device.

It is to be understood that I may adopt fluid or water flow controlmeans, such as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, in which I may provide a barshown in dotted lines at NO, adjacent to the slotted opening 21, wherebythe slit openings 28 may be more or less, by adjusting the bar I96 bymeans of a set screw new secured to the slotted tube 56, and throughslotted portions in the bar [50, which extends the full length of theslotted opening 21.

It is to be understood I may alter and improve any 'part'of my inventionas hereinbefore described and shown in the drawings, providing samecomes within the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A cleaning and washing applicator device of the character described,comprising a tubular handle in which a tube member extends approximately the full length thereof, said tube member being secured to theinner portion of said tubular handle, a flexible hose leading from asource of fluid supply and connected to said tubular han- 4 therefrom,said handle when manipulated to the left or to the right providing aslit opening between the lengthwise edges of said slotted opening oneither side of said bar member during the intermittent movement of saidhandle in the left or right direction, whereby the flow of the cleaningfluid under pressure from said source is reversed from one side to theother side of said deflectors, thereby providing a flow of the cleaningfluid in front of the applicator device.

2. A cleaning and washing applicator device of the character described,comprising a tubular handle, a flexible hose leading from a source offluid supply and connected to said tubular handle, said tubular handlehaving a tube member extending therefrom, said tube member having aslotted opening extending approximately the fulllength thereof, a barmember positioned in dle, said tube member having a slotted openingtherein, a bar member having spaced deflectors thereon, said bar memberbeing positioned in and extending the full length of said slottedopening in said tube member, said slotted opening being wider than saidbar member, a frame member secured to the under portion of said barmember, said frame member adapted to have cleaning material securedthereto, and removed and extending the full length of said slottedopening, said bar member being provided with deflectors and beingnarrower in width than said slotted opening, said bar member having acleaning material holder secured thereto and underneath thereof, wherebywhen the fluid flows into said tube member said deflectors will deflectthe flow of fluid to either side of said bar member and a slit openingis provided when said handle is manipulated, thereby intermittentlycausing a reversible or alternating flow of fluid through said slitopening on each side of the bar member, the edges of said slottedopening acting as a stop or control means for the flow of fluidtherethrough.

3. A cleaning and washing applicator device as defined in claim 2, inwhich said flow of fluid through each alternative slit opening, may becontrolled by an adjustable member on each side of said slotted openingwhereby said adjustable member may adjust the volume and flow of fluidtherethrough.

4. A cleaning and washing applicator devicefluid therethrough leavingthe opposite end thereof open, said tube member being provided with aslotted opening in the wall thereof running along the length of saidtube member, and spaced from the axis of said tube member, said slottedopening being of predetermined width, means for supplying fluid from asource of supply to said tube member through its open end and tonormally pass out therefrom through said slotted opening, a bar memberhaving a pair of longitudinal edges, said bar member being of less widththan said slotted opening, means for movably supporting said bar memberwithin said tube member and in said slotted opening whereby uponrelative movement of said tube member and said bar member in onedirection a first longitudinal edge of said bar member will engage withthe adjacent wall of said slotted opening to block the flow of saidfluid therebetween, leaving a space between the'second longitudinal edgeof said bar member and the adjacent wall ond space formed between saidsecond longitudinal edge of said bar member and its adjacent wall ofsaid slotted'o'pening.

5. A cleanin and washing applicator device according to claim 4 in whichthere is provided a cleaning element of suitable cleaning material, andin which means are provided for attaching said cleaning element to saidbar member.

6. A cleaning and Washing applicator device 5 according to claim 5 inwhich the means for supplying fiuid from the said source of supply tosaid tube member comprises a flexible hose connected to andcommunicating with said handle member.

7. A cleaning and washing applicator device according to claim 6 inwhich a deflector member is disposed in the path of flow of fluid fromsaid source of supply, said deflector member being secured to said barmember.

8. A cleaning and washing applicator device 16 6 according to claim '7including means carried by said tube member to adjust the size of thesaid space to alter the size of the sheet-like flow of fluid.

FREDERICK TOO'P.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS NumberName Date 1,510,062 Kenney Sept. 30, 1924 2,266,902 Perkins Dec. 23,1941 2,299,236 Hollenbeck et a1. Oct. 20, 1942 2,332,030 Toronto Oct.19, 1943

